Match Details
Date: March 4, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
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Match Preview:
Pakistan’s top stars, Babar Azam and Shadab Khan, will lock horns in a thrilling encounter with Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi playing each other in the PSL 2024. Ahead of this fixture, both teams saw their previous matches called off due to rain. But before the rained-out game, Islamabad defeated Karachi Kings by seven wickets. At the same time, Zalmi took down Islamabad United by eight runs.
Pitch Report:
Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore has produced great batting tracks with an average score of 161 runs across T20s. The batters can comfortably play their shots by trusting the pitch and a lot of runs. Bowlers will be under the pump in this venue, but as the wicket gets old, spinners can find help towards the later half of the match.
Team Analysis:
Islamabad United
The Shadab Khan-led Islamabad United will hope to continue their winning form which restarted after three straight losses. United haven’t had a great season with the bat so far with no batter scoring over 200 runs. Whereas with the ball, Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan have emerged as the pick of the bowlers with the duo picking six and seven wickets, respectively.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Islamabad United
Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Jordan Cox, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Rumman Raees
Peshawar Zalmi
Talking about the Peshawar Zalmi, the Babar Azam-led side has been growing in confidence with a three-game winning streak that took them to third place. With the bat, Azam has dominated as he is the leading run-scorer in the tournament with a tally of 333 runs in five matches. In the bowling department, the likes of Arif Yaqoob, Luke Wood and Salman Irshad have been the in-form players with the trio combining to pick up 22 wickets.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Peshawar Zalmi
Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Haseebullah Khan, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Paul Walter, Luke Wood, Naveen-ul-Haq, Arif Yaqoob, Salman Irshad
Match Prediction:
Conclusion:
Peshawar Zalmi has a better chance to win this fixture and defeat Islamabad United to register their fourth consecutive win in the 2024 edition of the Pakistan Super League.
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